Income and health

In Income and Health: Opportunities to achieve health equity in Ontario, we look at the connections In this report we use a set of indicators that between the income of people in Ontario and measure health risks, health care and health their health and health care. [...] And when there are This chapter covers seven indicators related to care • The screening rate for cervical cancer • The percentage of people in Ontario who report and illness prevention: • The rate of people in Ontario overdue for having prescription medication insurance • The percentage of people in Ontario who report colorectal cancer screening • The number of visits to the emergency having a reg [...] The rate of mental illness, such as major depression, is higher among the poorest people in Ontario compared with the richest.[20] In Canada, the percentage of adults who rate their mental health as poor or fair has been increasing in recent years among the poorest Canadians, but not among the richest.[21] One way of assessing the quality of care for people who experience a mental illness or an ad